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ACETONE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The simplest ketone; a highly flammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics
Synonyms:
acetone; dimethyl ketone; propanone
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("acetone" is a kind of...):
ketone (any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals)
dissolvent; dissolver; dissolving agent; resolvent; solvent (a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances)
Derivation:
acetonic (of or relating to acetone)
Context examples:
The determination of the amount of ketone bodies (acetone, acetoacetic acid, beta-hydroxybutyric acid, beta-ketopentanoate and beta-hydroxypentanoate) present in a sample.
(Ketone BodyMeasurement, NCI Thesaurus)
In the metabolic condition called ketosis, ketone bodies are produced faster than they are consumed by tissues and the smell of acetone can be detected on a person's breath.
(Formation of Ketone Bodies from Acetyl-CoA Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
Acetone is also made by the body when fats are broken down.
(Acetone, NCI Dictionary)
Acetone occurs naturally in plants, trees, forest fires, vehicle exhaust and as a breakdown product of animal fat metabolism.
(Acetone, NCI Thesaurus)
In liver mitochondria, some acetyl-CoA is converted to acetoacetate, beta-hydroxybutyrate, and acetone, collectively called ketone bodies.
(Formation of Ketone Bodies from Acetyl-CoA Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
Being exposed to high levels of acetone may irritate the skin, eyes, nose, throat, and lungs.
(Acetone, NCI Dictionary)
